No Premium Processing Service for H-1B visas |
As the legislation to reform the current H-1B and L1 work visas and end its abuse by foreign companies was introduced in the Congress , the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions from April 3 onwards. This suspension could last up to 6 months. While the H-1B premium processing is suspended, petitioners wont be able to file Form I-907 which is required for a request for Premium Processing Service, Form I-129 which is a petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker which requests the H-1B nonimmigrant classification. The announcement was made on the USCIS website .A bipartisan group of four US lawmakers introduced the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017. The group included Congressmen Indian American Ro Khanna, Bill Pascrell, Dave Brat, and Paul Gosar. This bill is in addition to the nearly half a dozen similar legislations pending in the US Congress – either the House of Representatives or the Senate – all of whom seek to close loopholes in the H-1B and L visa programmes to reduce fraud and abuse, provide protections for American workers and visa holders.
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